This is a Blu-ray upgrade to the Criterion Collection's 2006 release, with a new high-def transfer and the same wealth of extras (including Wim Wenders' feature-length Ozu tribute documentary, 1985's "Tokyo-Ga") - and it's an automatic buy for a film considered by many to be among the greatest of all time. The story: An aging widower (Chishu Ryu) decides he must marry off his daughter (Ozu regular Setsuko Hara, in their first collaboration), who is at first resistant to leave the safety of home, where she feels loved and needed. The father has no wish for her to leave, but feels she must because, in the cycle of life, it is natural. To watch Ozu's films is to watch elegant simplicity, although they are meticulously complex. It's even a relaxing experience - you can almost feel your heart rate lowering - yet there is much human drama on the screen, and much wisdom. Every shot, every line of dialogue, every activity is important, even when it seems as if it is not. Take one scene when the father is alone in his house. He sighs and peels the skin off an apple. He is in transition, peeling away another layer of life. This masterpiece belongs in any film lover's collection, and this version is as good as it will ever look.